Decanet taxon details
Phimochirus californiensis (Benedict, 1892)
366817 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366817)
accepted
Species
Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus californiensis (Benedict, 1892) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pylopagurus californiensis (Benedict, 1892) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-887.1 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Phimochirus californiensis (Benedict, 1892). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366817 on 2026-02-18
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(of Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-887.1 [details]
original description (of Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-887.1 [details]
basis of record McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-887.1 [details]
basis of record McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pylopagurus californiensis (Benedict, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (26 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pylopagurus californiensis (Benedict, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) californiensis Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Eupagurus (Elassochirus) mexicanus Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (26 records)
To ITIS